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A field trip to eastern Nebraska farms and a middle-school vegetable garden showed school district officials and nutritionists the early success and potential of the state's Farm to School program. Getting enough local produce to serve large school districts and setting appropriate payments to farmers are two barriers to expansion, but nutritionists say the program encourages children to eat more fruits and vegetables.

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The demand for nurses throughout Nebraska has made it difficult for the state's Department of Correctional Services to fill nursing jobs. Adding to the difficulty is a state pay scale for nurses that is less than that of private employers. Among the system's openings are jobs for registered nurses and nurse supervisors.

A lawsuit challenging a law that allowed Nebraska's governor to approve a through-state route for the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline was dismissed by a judge who said the issue was rendered moot when TransCanada abandoned plans to go ahead with the project. Landowners who were plaintiffs in the case had asked Holt County District Judge Mark Kozisek to let it move forward, arguing that companies could use the law in the future to dodge the Nebraska Public Service Commission's approval for pipeline projects.

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., highlights the importance of general aviation to the Nebraska economy in an editorial. "General aviation helps Nebraska's businesses grow and remain competitive, and it helps attract new businesses to our state," writes Nelson. "Access to general aviation is very important to companies determining where to locate their Nebraska operations."

A field trip to eastern Nebraska farms and a middle-school vegetable garden showed school district officials and nutritionists the current status and potential of the state's Farm to School program. Getting enough local produce to serve large school districts and setting appropriate payments to farmers are two barriers to expansion, but nutritionists say the program encourages children to eat more fruits and vegetables.